NYCs spending is out of control we need a DOGE of our own to root it out for good
In just three weeks of investigation, President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has uncovered staggering amounts of federal waste, abuse and potential fraud.One of its most egregious findings was FEMA’s recent expenditure of $59 million to house migrants in New York City hotels.And that’s just the tip of the iceberg: Federal agencies under President Joe Biden funneled millions into nonprofits such as Make the Road NY, which actively shields illegal migrants from federal authorities.This should infuriate every hard-working New Yorker: Your tax dollars are wasted on unaccountable spending while veterans, working families and small businesses are ignored.New York City and state follow the same reckless blueprint — pouring billions into migrant services and other leftist priorities while our citizens receive scraps.The city’s budget for the 2025 fiscal year includes $66.3 million for illegal immigrants’ legal services alone — including $12.3 million to Action NYC for free legal assistance, $35 million for other migrant legal help and $5.4 million for asylum-seeker legal translators.Another $13.7 million has been designated to help migrants get state IDs.Yet while the city throws millions at migrants, it cannot scrape together a fraction of that sum for local veterans.City Council Finance Chair Justin Brannan ignored my calls to double funding for veterans’ services — until it suited his political career.Then, amid his run for comptroller, he found a measly $540,000 for an existing veterans’ program.This is how politics works here: Public officials don’t serve you, they serve their ambitions.It’s not just illegal migrants getting massive funding.
Politically motivated nonprofits are raking in millions from city coffers while “influencing” the policies of the politicians who funded them in the first place.The city is funneling at least $31 million this year into “alternatives to incarceration,” letting repeat offenders ...